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Dazzling Dave
Fan writer
Image source, Getty ImagesWolves are at a crucial juncture, and immediate changes are needed to secure their Premier League status. The current situation demands clear strategies and bold decision-making from the very top.
Strong, proactive decisions are needed to address the spiralling issues. From recruitment to long-term planning, the focus must shift to immediate problem-solving that prioritises the club's survival.
While the self-sustainability model is admirable in principle, it is currently putting Wolves at risk of relegation. Fosun's intentions to create a financially independent club may have merit, but the timing couldn't have been worse. Implementing this approach when the squad was already thin and infrastructure needed significant investment has left the club in a vulnerable position.
Economic factors like COVID-19 might have influenced this shift, but the reality is clear—without sufficient investment in the team and facilities, the club is stagnating. Fosun must reassess this model and take a more aggressive financial approach if they are serious about both preserving their investment and keeping Wolves in the top flight.
The talent within Wolves' squad is undeniable, yet it remains untapped on the pitch. To turn this potential into results, the club needs a manager with gravitas. This individual must possess not only a proven track record of success but also the ability to command instant respect from players and staff alike. Galvanising the talented individuals into a cohesive, motivated team is critical to climbing the league table.
Wolves need to start the transfer window strong by prioritising a centre back. Strengthening the defence early in the window is crucial to avoid last-minute panic buys and to ensure the squad is prepared for the challenges ahead. A commanding centre back could provide stability at the back, which has been an area requiring improvement. Getting the deal done quickly will also allow time for the new signing to integrate properly with the team.
Wolves face a pivotal moment. Strong leadership, financial courage, and the right managerial appointment could be the difference between survival and relegation. The time for action is now—delaying decisions will only make the challenge greater.
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Nick Mashiter
BBC Sport football news reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesGary O'Neil is fighting for his job as Wolves head coach.
Monday night's game at West Ham is defining and could be his last after damaging defeats by Bournemouth and Everton.
Supporters have turned. There was patience and understanding before but after shipping eight goals in their past two games there has been a definite mood change.
Performances against Liverpool, Manchester City, Newcastle and Aston Villa arguably deserved more and supporters and the club recognised how difficult the start was.
But that argument only works when you are able to pick up points in those games which may be deemed, at least in the eyes of fans, more winnable.
The draw at home to Crystal Palace and loss to Bournemouth at Molineux went a long way to seeing that support and belief from the terraces wane while the hammering at Everton meant it dropped off a cliff.
Wolves, who sit 19th, are four points from safety and host third-bottom Ipswich Town on Saturday - level on nine points with the Tractor Boys.
They are in the middle of a run of games which were always expected to decide O'Neil's fate.
That decision could be made with another loss at London Stadium.
Chris Sutton is making predictions for all 380 Premier League games this season, against a variety of guests.
For week 15 he takes on Dougie Payne, bassist with rock band Travis.
Sutton's prediction: 3-1
This might end badly for Gary O'Neil and Wolves and, while we are not seeing the West Ham we expected from Lopetegui, he may live to fight another day.
The last time Wolves went to London, at the end of November, they beat Fulham 4-1 and enjoyed themselves.
I can't see the same happening here though, because of the number of goals they are conceding. The way they play under O'Neil, they are so open.
West Ham are going to get some chances and although they missed a few against Leicester, I am backing them to take them this time.
Payne's prediction: 1-2
This is like the 'sacked in the morning' derby, isn't it?! West Ham have not been good, or good to watch either. Even the highlights on Match of the Day have left me thinking: 'Oh, this is a bit turgid.'
With Wolves, I feel like they should be doing a lot better. They play some good stuff and Matheus Cunha has been great up front, but they can't stop conceding. I still have a feeling they will get something out of this, though.
A 3-1 defeat by Leicester last time out has left question marks over Julen Lopetegui's West Ham future, while Gary O'Neil's struggles with Wolves continue and he too finds his position potentially hanging in the balance.
With three vital points on the line, it sets up for an intense battle at London stadium on Monday night.
While the two sides go head to head on the pitch, we asked our fan writers for each club to go head to head off it.
Each got to ask three questions of the other. Hammers fan Holly Turbutt from West Ham Network, external was asked the following by our Wolves supporter:
Both managers come into this under a bit of pressure. What has gone wrong so far for Lopetegui and do you think he can turn it around?
Former Wolves captain Max Kilman moved to West Ham this summer. How has he been getting on for you so far?
Which West Ham players have stood out so far?
Wolves fan contributor Dave Azzopardi from Talking Wolves, external was given the following questions:
With both Wolves and West Ham having difficult starts to the season, are you feeling confident that you can get something out of this game and why?
What would West Ham need to do to stop Cunha scoring?
Which Wolves weaknesses might West Ham be able to exploit?
Image source, Getty ImagesWolves have conceded more goals than any other Premier League side this season, letting in 36 goals in their 14 games.
Their past two games have seen them lose 4-2 to Bournemouth and 4-0 to Everton - they most recently shipped four or more goals in three consecutive league games in September 1985.
Former Chelsea and Brighton manager Graham Potter has been sounded out by both Wolves and West Ham. (Talksport), external
Former West Ham boss David Moyes is among the contenders for the Wolves job should Gary O'Neil be sacked but Luton boss Rob Edwards is an outsider, having been well thought of at Molineux, where he spent four years as a player. (Telegraph - subscription required), external
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Mike Taylor
BBC Radio WM reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesWith exquisitely painful timing, the Premier League announced at 12:00 today that Gary O'Neil had been nominated for the November manager of the month award, an hour or so before he was due at a press conference that most Wolves supporters assumed he would not still be in a position to take.
In a way, it made for a perfect summary of Wolves' season - lurching from inspiration to malfunction, often within the same game.
Over the past fortnight, the climbs and falls have become steeper, leading to Thursday's unfortunate contrast.
At the time of writing, O'Neil remains in post - despite reports that Wolves are considering alternatives and the expectation of many supporters that the club should already have done so.
In time, we shall see whether this is an act of indecision or faith.
Wolves held off from making a change in the summer of 2023, when Julen Lopetegui could not have made his discontent more plain for many weeks before he finally left.
Having installed O'Neil at speed, and been pleased with the result, the club expressed their confidence in him with a new long contract just before this season started.
Twelve days ago at Fulham, it looked as though this season might have been working out at last. It looked like Wolves - although still alarmingly prone to defensive lapses - might have the attacking verve to counter-punch their way out of trouble.
Five minutes into Saturday's game against Bournemouth, as Jorgen Strand Larsen headed in an excellent equaliser, you could still believe this.
But there are not many believers around just now.
The belief among the players that they could overcome the odds apparently against them was frequently in evidence last season, as they defied gravity in the Premier League table for several months.
At times, in the difficult early weeks of this season, you could still see it. At Fulham, it seemed to be glowing again.
Maintaining that belief will be an essential task for O'Neil, or anyone who replaces him, but every defensive pratfall must make it harder.
There is no easy choice here. Wolves travelled a similar path just two years ago, when they learned that a managerial change can fix a broken season, but it comes with substantial costs.
New managers are in a stronger position to demand new players - and the club has told us many times since then how conscious they are of those.
Simply changing the coach will not repair the squad's weaknesses or stop the unpredictable errors.
Few things cost a club more money than a change of manager - relegation is one of them.
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Image source, Getty ImagesI don't know if it is inevitable that Gary O'Neil will be sacked because the Wolves chairman has publicly backed him in recent weeks and put his neck on the line by doing so. But they followed up a win at the weekend with shipping four goals at Everton, who are a team that have struggled to score in recent weeks.
It is a stressful situation for everyone involved at Wolves. They have the creativity required to compete at this level and going into Wednesday's game they had scored the same amount of goals this season as Manchester City. That is something they should be hugely proud of.
But at what cost? Because they have also conceded the most goals as well. It is disappointing to see as when they fold against teams they really do fold.
There has got to be some level of character from those players to avoid conceding so many. Especially against Everton as they are not a team that usually cut other teams open.
O'Neil said after the game that he was ready for the criticism and he will accept it, which is very fair of him given it's the way he set them up.
He is not naïve to the situation and knows that as their manager he is accountable.
I don't know if he will get sacked but at the minute it feels like one step forward for Wolves and two steps back.
Nedum Onuoha was speaking to BBC Sport's Katie Stafford
Katie Stafford
BBC Sport journalist
Wolves boss Gary O'Neil has been speaking to the media before Monday's Premier League game against West Ham (kick-off 20:00 GMT).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
He started by addressing his job security: "I don't think about me personally. I think for the team and where we are in the league. The last two results have let us down from the momentum we created. There is a lot in the last two games that the group need to take on and learn from very quickly if we want to have a chance of being more competitive and more consistent."
In response to if he will still be in charge for Monday's game: "I can only keep going until things change. As far as I am aware, I took training this morning, players that started have recovered, players that didn't play have trained."
He said the 'sacked in the morning' chants "don't hurt" him personally as "criticism is part and parcel" of his job but he is "disappointed" for the fans. "He added: "I understand how much it means to them every weekend. I know how much they give. Time, travel, money."
O'Neil said his players "definitely have the courage and the fight" to turn their performances around but there have been too many mistakes in the last few games.
On leaking the most goals in the league: "We demand better from them [the players]. The lads have to find a way to deal with the things in the moment."
He said West Ham away "will obviously feel huge" but the label 'must-win' will be for every game while they remain in the relegation zone.
On the battle ahead: "Wolverhampton Wanderers needs to stay in the Premier League, regardless of whether there are seven managers this season or whether it is me who takes it the whole way through. We need to find a way to keep this club in the Premier League."
He said "he hadn't even considered" whether Julen Lopetegui will still be the opposing manager in the dugout as he faces growing pressure too. O'Neil added: "They have been in poor form, of course they have, but they go away to Leicester and have 30 shots. They have something there to work with."
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Image source, Getty ImagesIn last season's Premier League, Wolves' Jose Sa had the best goals prevented numbers of any goalkeeper based on Opta's expected goals on target faced metric. Sa was expected to concede 65.2 but only let in 57, giving him an expected goals on target metric of 8.2.
Based on the same metric this season, the Portugal international has conceded five goals more than expected. He was expected to let in 16 but 21 goals have found the net when he's been playing.
Micah Richards was surprised by Wolves' 4-0 defeat to Everton on Wednesday as he thought Gary O'Neil's side were going to kick on after their last five Premier League matches, in which they lost only once.
"I thought Wolves had turned a corner," said the former Manchester City defender on Match of the Day.
"Cunha was playing really well and they looked like with their form and the teams they played, they had a good run of fixtures.
"When the manager starts talking like that, [saying] 'the club is bigger than me' and things like that, it sort of looks like the writing is on the wall.
"I have enjoyed him as a coach and don't want to see him sacked."
Did you know? Wolves have conceded 13 goals from set pieces this season (excluding penalties). That is the worst mark in the league, with Southampton second on eight.
Image source, Getty ImagesWe asked for your thoughts after Wednesday's Premier League game between Everton and Wolves.
Here are some of your comments:
Sarah: This is totally embarrassing. We're playing like a Championship side. Sack the board and manager! Our season will be over and we'll be going down with performances like this. No spirit or bite, what's happened to the team of last season?
Dave: Enough is enough. O'Neil has to go now before the the transfer window opens.
Ben: Got to go I am afraid, Gary. Can't keep shipping goals at the rate we are and not look at how we are setting up.
Steve: Disastrous. What defence? People here have talked about the tactics so one has to agree as this has been the issue since game one of this season. No cohesive defence - we could score four but it's no good if the other sides score five. The owners obviously don't care, it's very visible.
Mike: Another poor performance. Defensively we are inept and anyone following the team knew we did not have the quality of players in this area at the start of the season and we are now paying for the lack of investment. Gary O'Neil has to go as tactically there are obvious weaknesses and unless new players come in January, relegation is inevitable.
Del: Sorry to say it but it's been obvious for some time that O'Neil is not able to put a team together and it's time for someone new to try to get us out of this mess.
Lee: New manager and new centre-half or it's bye bye Premier League football.
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Image source, Getty ImagesWolves boss Gary O'Neil, speaking after the 4-0 loss at Everton: "Whatever the fans think of me, there is definitely nobody working harder than me and I will continue to do so until someone tells me not to.
"I go over there to see them because I appreciate every one of the Wolves fans. They have given me unbelievable support since I arrived at the football club. We managed to produce some unbelievable stuff last season with a team that was heavily tipped by most of the nation for relegation. We managed to enjoy it together.
"Now it is tough. I was happy to go over there and look them right in the face and take any criticism they want to throw at me.
"I accept responsibility for my part in that. Whatever criticism they want to throw at me will not change how I feel about them.
"Everyone at this football club needs to do more. We will get back to be ready to fight again on Monday [against West Ham].
"I will work with everything I have. I will back myself to get the most out of the group. I understand the drive for change [but] you never know how much of a percentage of supporters it is."
Listen to an extended interview with O'Neil on BBC Sounds
